AWARENESS IS NEEDED

 Usually the souls do not try to understand the happenings in life with alertness and awareness. For that reason, the soul is not even aware of his losses. I am telling you with certainty that any kind of soul, even the most wretched one; if that soul has continuous awareness, there is a possibility of such soul to develop in sadhana. Such awareness can be naturally occurring or can be developed with efforts made with perseverance, enthusiasm and patience.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Sopan

Edition 3; Page 60.

EVOLUTION THROUGH SANSAR (WORLDLY AFFAIRS)

 Kumbhakonam

September 10, 1954

Human being experiences many Vrutties in the dreams and when one wakes up, knows what happened. One does not stick to it like a louse, even though one knows what happened. It is everybody's experience that we do not give much importance to it. Similarly, if the condition of the human being becomes such (with balanced mind and easiness) towards the happenings in the Sansar like relationships, incidents and the tendencies originating in the mind; all happenings of the Sansar will fall off with ease. Human being believes by heart, that the happenings in the dreams are just dreams and they are not true. For that reason he does not stick to it like a ghost. Human being will not get entangled if similar understanding springs up and stabilized in the heart for the happenings in the worldly affairs. We should not give much importance to whatever happens in our five Karmendriyo, five Gnanendiyo, mind, intellect, chitta, prana and ego. Instead if we learn to give importance to inner and deeper consciousness, all happenings will fall off like the water falling off from the leaves of the lotus. For this reason, we need to cultivate such practice. Mind gets engaged easily and automatically in the matter where we give the utmost heartfelt importance with sincerity. We need to have true propensity towards our utmost important thing.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Sopan

Edition 3; Pages 70 - 71.

SOME INSTRUCTIONS FOR SADHANA

 We have to be especially happy in the mind, when the things do not go the way we wished or verbalized. At that time we have to say to our ego: 'hey ego, look at what happened. You try to get your way all the time. It is best if you get this kind of setbacks'. Do not offer even suggestions, for no apparent reasons. Try to develop equanimity (balanced mind) with awareness, when there is desire to respond to someone, as a part of or during conversation with others. Try your best, to look within and be introspective. Try to  behave with all the souls harmoniously. If you do only this much, there will be very pleasant results in your life automatically.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Sopan

Edition 3; Page 69.

CONFLUENCE OF THE THREE IN SADHANA (ત્રિવેણી સંગમ)

 The tools like Tratak, Meditation, Naam-Smaran and Dharana, do not give quick results when used in sadhana. These tools lead the mind in a higher state if we are open with the vision and Bhavna of the heart. If we have the creative understanding with awareness, for the real purpose of using these tools, there is no disappointment for us. In the initial stages, we see lots of difference in Sadhak, Sadhana and the one who directs the Sadhana, due to the lack of the confluence of the these three. I have taken a bath in Prayag, where there is confluence of the three rivers. There is confluence of two rivers Ganga and Yamuna (third river Saraswati was there millenniums back) at this place. Here, these two rivers embrace each other and are intertwined like the braiding of the hair. Even then, the color of the their waters are different to some extent; but it is not the same as they flow forward. Their separate colors become one as the rivers move forward. Similarly, in the initial period of sadhana, there is no harmony between sadhak, sadhana and the one who directs the sadhana. By the grace of God, heartfelt devotion and awakened inquisitiveness, there is harmony, in the later stages of the sadhana. With that, there is harmony of the hearts and confluence of each other. Then there is the real joy and intoxication. So, we have to keep patience and courage, and keep making an effort as much as we can. Do not get involved with the other stuff. Take care of your body and take appropriate measures; there is no need for any shyness.

Pujya Shree Mota

Jivan Sopan

Edition 3; Pages 61 - 62.